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30 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

Early Birds Miss the Worms

by Elizabeth Pennisi
Changing climate could hurt breeding birds
snaurora
30 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

Inside the Northern Lights

by Dennis Normile
'Whistler waves' may explain massive energy outbursts in plasmas
Def
30 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

Help for Ailing Muscles

by Caroline Seydel
Muscular dystrophy in mice is slowed by boosting protein levels
snstemcells
30 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

Hearts and Bones

by Gretchen Vogel
Stem cells from bone marrow may help repair a damaged heart
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29 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

Protein Factory's Innards Revealed

by Elizabeth Pennisi
Clearest snapshot yet of the ribosome's structure pinpoints production sites
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29 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

Sharing the Space

by Gretchen Vogel
African biodiversity hotspots also home to most people, study finds
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29 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

Signs of a Hidden Planet?

by Govert Schilling
Distant comet provides clues about the early solar system
Def
28 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

White House Makes Science Appointment

by David Malakoff
Bush names tech executive to lead science advisory panel
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28 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

Smoke Gets Under Your Skin

by John Pickrell
Tobacco boosts enzyme that breaks down elastic skin tissue
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28 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

Salamander Heaven

by Erik Stokstad
New trove of fossils may shed light on the group's evolutionary history
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28 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

Lawmakers Consider Cloning Ban

by Gretchen Vogel
House committee warned of perils of human cloning
snpeapod
27 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

All Eyes on Nanotubes

by Robert F. Service
Study suggests tubes filled with buckyballs may be good superconductors
snaffymetrix
27 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

The Power of Corridors

by Mari N. Jensen
Genetic study shows that voles travel between isolated habitats
snaffymetrix
27 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

DNA Chip Makers Bury the Hatchet

by Eliot Marshall
Deal frees Affymetrix to focus on other problems
sntick
27 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

Tick Spit Dampens Immunity

by Alka Agrawal
Saliva protein blocks immune cells from multiplying
snswitch
26 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

Protein Switches That Won't Sit Still

by R. John Davenport
A protein signal is caught turning on and off
Def
26 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

Trial for 'Ethnic' Therapy

by Eliot Marshall
Company starts tests of heart drug for African Americans
Def
26 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

New Demands on German Neutron Source

by Robert Koenig
Start-up delay feared as federal government calls for costlier fuel
snmir
23 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

Mir Crashes and Burns

by Charles Seife
Where to find good, gruesome footage on the web
Def
23 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

Atomic Quantum Fluids Spin and Spin

by David Voss
Elaborate arrays of vortices in Bose-Einstein condensates
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23 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

Technician Sacked Over Caribou Map

by Jocelyn Kaiser
Debate rages over whether politics or job performance to blame
snbacteria
23 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

Bacteria With a Surprise Inside

by Alka Agrawal
The cell wall doesn't always determine a bacterium's shape
snsouthpole
23 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

Buried South Pole Scope Spots Neutrinos

by Mark Sincell
Telltale radiation lights up deep sensors
Def
22 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

Coronary Stents With a Twist

by Dennis Blank
Ethanol prevents reclogging of repaired arteries
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22 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

A Dolphin Joins the Whales

by Dennis Normile
Ganges River dolphin has unexpected links to sperm whale
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22 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

Astronomers Glimpse Galaxy's Heavy Halo

by Mark Sincell
White dwarfs account for some of galaxy's dark matter
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22 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

Spiny Beast Escapes Volcanic Tomb

by Erik Stokstad
Computer recreation may clarify history of the mollusks
Def
21 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

Mixed Reaction to Pulled Arsenic Standard

by Jocelyn Kaiser
Setting safe arsenic level is tricky science, experts say
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21 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

What's in Your Blood?

by Erik Stokstad
Less cigarette smoke, says new CDC report on chemical exposure
Def
21 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

Butchery Practices Blamed for vCJD Outbreak

by Michael Hagmann
Cow brains contaminated meat in butcheries where victims shopped
Def
21 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

Skull Further Obscures Human Origins

by Michael Balter
The family tree tangles up at its base
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20 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

Cancer Researcher Scores Rich New Prize

by Charlotte Schubert
First "Albany Award" honors p53 researcher with lots of money
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20 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

Mars Odyssey Ready for Blastoff

by Josh Gewolb
NASA announces final plans for orbiter's mission
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20 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

Cat Cooties Possibly Protective

by R. John Davenport
Children exposed to cats have less of a troublesome antibody in their blood
Def
20 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

A Secret of Cuckoo Deception

by Jay Withgott
New research may explain why some birds get fooled
snsoleil
19 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

French Physicists Protest Synchrotron Plan

by Alexander Hellemans
Five-day shutdown challenges new center's legal status
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19 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

Chimp Sequencing Wins Commitments

by Dennis Normile
Big players aren't interested, but smaller centers will dig in
Def
19 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

Shakeup in Pakistan's Nuclear Program

by Pallava Bagla
Bomb "father" ousted; program to have more oversight
Def
16 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

The Art of Forgetting

by Mary Beckman
You can suppress memories, if you try hard enough
snship
16 March 2001 | ScienceNOW

Vikings' Genetic Legacy

by John Pickrell
New analysis reveals early cross-cultural matchmaking
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